Man arrested after street fight ends in stabbing

NEW BEDFORD — A man stabbed another man with a small pocketknife in a street fight Friday morning on School Street and Acushnet Avenue, police said.

NEW BEDFORD — A man stabbed another man with a small pocketknife in a street fight Friday morning on School Street and Acushnet Avenue, police said.

When officers arrived around 11:30 a.m., they found the 49-year-old victim, who had been stabbed in the left leg, left arm and chest, conscious and alert, Detective Capt. Steven Vicente said. Police found the suspect, Magno Galdamez Rivera, 50, of 120 County St., minutes later crossing Route 18 to MacArthur Drive and brought him to the stabbing scene, where he was identified, Vicente said. Rivera was wearing a sweatshirt stained with what looked to be blood, police said.

Police say they found the knife they believe was used in the attack in a trash bin on South Water Street.

The motive for the men's dispute remains unclear, Vicente said. The victim is in stable condition at Rhode Island Hospital in Providence, according to police, and the suspect was scheduled to be arraigned this afternoon in New Bedford District Court on charges of assault with intent to murder and assault with a dangerous weapon.